What's The Best Play In Dolphin History?

September 24, 2009|Posted by Dave Hyde on September 24, 2009 06:57 PM

TALLAHASEE — In tomorrow's paper, I do a column on what I consider the best play in Dolphin history. I also rank the top 20 Dophin plays ever. But before giving my answer, let's hear yours. Here are what I put down as the top fivep plays for the Dolphins.

They're in random order here.

Make a vote and comment on your top one -- or come up with your own:

1. Garo Yepremian?s 37-yard field goal ends ?The Longest Game? in the 1971 playoffs against Kansas City on Christmas Day. This started the Dolphins? run of greatness through the early 1970s. Before the kick, Larry Csonka picked Yepremian off the ground by his shoulder pads and said, ?You little b------, if you miss this field goal, I?ll kill you.?

2. Dan Marino's "Clock Play" in 1995. Jets? 8-yard line. Thirty seconds left. Dolphins trail, 24-21, and line up as if to spike the ball and stop the clock. ?Use it now!? back-up quarterback Bernie Kosar said to Marino through the helmet radio. ?Go for the rookie!? Marino pretends to spike the ball, then throws a touchdown to Mark Ingram, who actually was covered well by rookie Aaron Glenn.

3. Dick Anderson's weaving, 62-yard interception return for a touchdown in '71 AFC Championship game to cement the Dolphins' first Super Bowl trip. Seven Dolphins gave blocks on the run. "You're so slow I went out for a hot dog, came back and you were still running,'' linebacker Nick Buoniconti told Anderson. "You're the only one who didn't throw a block,'' Anderson said.

4. Hook-and-lateral from 1981 AFC playoff game against San Diego. The official scoring log says it all: ?Nathan, 25 run after lateral from Harris, who caught 15 pass from Strock.?

5. Dan Marino?s 35-yard touchdown pass on fourth down gives the Dolphins a victory over New England in the 1994 season opener. It was Marino?s first game back since the season-ending Achilles injury in 1993 and his fifth touchdown pass of the day. ?Not bad for a guy on one ankle,?? Patriots coach Bill Parcells said when they shook hands after the game.